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1 pleito

m.

1 legal action, lawsuit (law) (litigio).

poner un pleito (a alguien) to take legal action (against somebody)

2 argument. ( Latin American Spanish)

3 fight, argument, quarrel, altercation.

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pleito

► nombre masculino

1 litigation, lawsuit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner un pleito a alguien to sue somebody

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noun m.

lawsuit

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SM

1) (Jur) lawsuit, case
pl pleitos litigation sing
andar en pleitos — to be engaged in lawsuits o litigation

entablar pleito — to bring an action, bring a lawsuit

ganar el pleito — to win one's case

poner pleito — to sue, bring an action

poner pleito a algn — to bring an action against sb, take sb to court

pleito civil — civil action

pleito de acreedores — bankruptcy proceedings pl

2) (=litigio) dispute

3) esp LAm (=discusión) quarrel, argument; (=pelea) fight, brawl

estar a pleito con algn — to be at odds with sb

no quiero meterme en pleitos — I don't want to get into an argument

4)

pleito homenaje — homage

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masculino

1) (Der) action, lawsuit

entablar pleito — to bring an action o a lawsuit

tienen un pleito con el dueño — they're involved in a legal dispute with the landlord

2) (AmL)

a) (disputa, discusión) argument, fight (colloq)

estar de pleito — (Méx) to be arguing o (colloq) fighting

b) ( de boxeo) fight, boxing match

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= litigation, lawsuit [law suit], suit.

Ex. Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.

Ex. Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.

Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

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* entablar un pleito = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.

* pleito civil = civil litigation.

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masculino

1) (Der) action, lawsuit

entablar pleito — to bring an action o a lawsuit

tienen un pleito con el dueño — they're involved in a legal dispute with the landlord

2) (AmL)

a) (disputa, discusión) argument, fight (colloq)

estar de pleito — (Méx) to be arguing o (colloq) fighting

b) ( de boxeo) fight, boxing match

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= litigation, lawsuit [law suit], suit.

Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.

Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.

Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

* entablar un pleito = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.

* pleito civil = civil litigation.

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pleito

masculine

A ( Der) action, lawsuit

entablar pleito to bring an action o a lawsuit

ganar un pleito to win a case o an action o a lawsuit

tienen un pleito con el dueño they're involved in a legal dispute with the landlord

B

1 ( AmL) (disputa, discusión) argument, fight ( colloq)

estar de pleito ( Méx); to be arguing o ( colloq) fighting

siempre están de pleito they're always arguing o quarreling o fighting

terminamos de pleito we ended up fighting o arguing

andan de pleito por tu culpa it's your fault that they've fallen out

2 ( AmL) (de boxeo) fight, boxing match

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pleito sustantivo masculino
1 (Der) action, lawsuit
2 (AmL)
a) (disputa, discusión) argument, fight (colloq)

b) ( de boxeo) fight, boxing match

pleito sustantivo masculino Jur lawsuit
' pleito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
promover
- causa
- perder
English:
bring
- lawsuit
- sue
- suit
- case

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pleito nm

1. Der [litigio] lawsuit;
[disputa] dispute;
ganar/perder un pleito to win/lose a case o lawsuit;

poner un pleito (a alguien) to take legal action (against sb)

2. Am [discusión] argument

3. Méx [de boxeo] fight

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pleito

m

1 JUR lawsuit;

poner un pleito a alguien sue s.o.

2 fig

dispute

3 Méx
DEP fight
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pleito nm

1) : lawsuit

2) : fight, argument, dispute

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pleito n lawsuit

Spanish-English dictionary > pleito
2 argumentación

f.

argumentation, arguing, assertion, claim.

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argumentación

► nombre femenino

1 (proceso) arguing, argument

2 (argumento) argument

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SF (=acción) arguing; (=razonamiento) argument, reasoning

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femenino line of argument (frml)

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= argument, argumentation.

Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.

Ex. The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.

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* línea de argumentación = line of discussion, line of direction.

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femenino line of argument (frml)

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= argument, argumentation.

Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.

Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.

* línea de argumentación = line of discussion, line of direction.

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argumentación

feminine

line of argument ( frml)

su argumentación carece de fundamento his arguments lack o his line of argument lacks foundation

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argumentación sustantivo femenino
line of argument (frml)
argumentación sustantivo femenino argument
' argumentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistente
English:
give

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argumentación nf

line of argument

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argumentación

f argumentation

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argumentación nf, pl - ciones : line of reasoning, argument

Spanish-English dictionary > argumentación
3 salero

m.

1 saltcellar (container).

2 salt shaker, saltshaker, salt pot, salt-cellar.

3 wit, charm, grace.

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salero

► nombre masculino

1 (recipiente) saltcellar, US salt shaker

2 (lugar) salt warehouse

3 figurado (gracia) charm, wit

■ tiene mucho salero she's very witty

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SM

1) [de mesa] salt cellar, salt shaker (EEUU)

2) (=almacén) salt store

3) [de persona] (=ingenio) wit; (=encanto) charm; (=atractivo) sex appeal, allure

4) (Agr) salt lick

5) Cono Sur = salina

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masculino

1) ( recipiente) salt shaker (AmE), saltcellar (BrE)

2) (fam) ( gracia)

tiene mucho salero contando chistes — he's so funny when he starts telling jokes

qué salero tienes bailando! — you're a really stylish dancer! (colloq)

3) (Méx) ( persona)

yo estoy de salero en (medio de) su discusión — they're arguing and I'm stuck in the middle

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= salt shaker, saltcellar [salt cellar], panache.

Ex. The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

Ex. The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.

Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

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masculino

1) ( recipiente) salt shaker (AmE), saltcellar (BrE)

2) (fam) ( gracia)

tiene mucho salero contando chistes — he's so funny when he starts telling jokes

qué salero tienes bailando! — you're a really stylish dancer! (colloq)

3) (Méx) ( persona)

yo estoy de salero en (medio de) su discusión — they're arguing and I'm stuck in the middle

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= salt shaker, saltcellar [salt cellar], panache.

Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.

Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

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salero

masculine

A (recipiente) salt shaker ( AmE), saltcellar ( BrE)

B ( fam)

(gracia): tiene mucho salero contando chistes he's so funny when he starts telling jokes

¡qué salero tienes bailando! you're a really stylish dancer! ( colloq)

C ( Méx) (persona) pig in the middle

yo estoy de salero en (medio de) su discusión they're arguing and I'm (the) pig in the middle

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salero sustantivo masculino
1 ( recipiente) salt shaker (AmE), saltcellar (BrE)
2 (fam) ( gracia):
◊ tener salero ( contando chistes) to be funny;

( bailando) to be stylish
salero sustantivo masculino
1 (para poner la sal) saltcellar, US salt shaker
2 fam (desenfado, gracejo) wittiness, sparkle: esa niña tiene mucho salero cuando baila, this girl dazzles when she dances
' salero' also found in these entries:
English:
saltcellar
- salt
- shaker

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salero nm

1. [recipiente] salt cellar, US salt shaker

2. Fam [gracia] wit;
[garbo] verve;
con Juan nos reímos siempre, tiene mucho salero Juan always makes us laugh, he's very witty;

baila con mucho salero she dances with great verve;

cuenta chistes con salero she's really good at telling jokes

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salero

m

1 recipiente salt cellar

2 fig

wit

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salero nm

1) : saltshaker

2) : wit, charm

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salero n salt cellar

Spanish-English dictionary > salero
4 tratar

v.

1 to treat (comportarse con) (persona, objeto).

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?

El médico trata al paciente The doctor treats=cures the patient.

2 to have dealings or contact with.

la traté muy poco I didn't have much to do with her

3 to treat (tema, asunto).

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

4 to treat.

5 to treat (agua, sustancia, alimento).

6 to process (computing) (datos, información).

Ellos tratan el cuero They process the leather.

7 to deal.

Las empresas trataron The companies made a deal.

8 to try, to make a trial, to attempt it, to attempt.

Ella trató por mucho tiempo She tried for a long time.

9 to handle, to maneuver, to manoeuvre.

Ellos tratan sus pensamientos They handle their thoughts.

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tratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen - objeto) to treat, handle; (- persona) to treat

■ trató la caja con cuidado she handled the box with care

■ nos trató bien he treated us well

2 (asunto, tema) to discuss, deal with

3 (gestionar) to handle, run

4 (dar tratamiento) to address as

5 (calificar, considerar) to consider, call

■ lo trató de idiota she called him an idiot

6 MEDICINA to treat

7 (datos, texto) to process

8 QUÍMICA to treat

► verbo intransitivo

1 (relacionarse) to be acquainted ( con, with), know ( con, -)

2 (tener tratos) to deal ( con, with)

3 (negociar) to negotiate ( con, with)

4 (intentar) to try (de, to)

■ trata de hacerlo try to do it

5 (versar) to be about

■ trata de/sobre espías it's about spies

6 COMERCIO to deal (en, in)

■ trata en pieles he deals in furs

► verbo pronominal tratarse

1 (relacionarse) to talk to each other, be on speaking terms

■ no se tratan they're not on speaking terms

2 (llamarse) to address each other as, call each other

3 (referirse) to be about

■ se trataba de un atraco it was about a robbery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

se trata de... it's a question of..., it's a matter of...

■ se trata de averiguar cómo lo hicieron it's a question of working out how they did it

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verb

1) to treat

2) handle

•

- tratar con
- tratar de
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1. VT

1) [+ persona, animal, objeto] to treat

su novio la trata muy mal — her boyfriend treats her very badly

hay que tratar a los animales con cariño — animals should be given plenty of affection, animals should be treated lovingly

te dejo la cámara, pero trátala bien — I'll let you have the camera, but be careful with it o treat it carefully

la vida la ha tratado muy bien — life has been very kind to her, life has treated her very well

este asunto debe ser tratado con cuidado — this matter should be handled carefully

• tratar a algn de loco — to treat sb like a madman

- tratar a algn a patadas

2) (=llamar)

¿cómo le tenemos que tratar cuando nos hable? — how should we address him when he speaks to us?

• tratar a algn de algo — to call sb sth

tratar a algn de vago — to call sb a layabout

tratar a algn de tú/usted — to address sb as "tú"/"usted"

3) (=relacionarse con)

tratar a algn: ya no lo trato — I no longer have any dealings with him

lo trato solo desde hace seis meses — I have only known him for six months

me cae bien, pero no la he tratado mucho — I like her, but I haven't had a lot to do with her

4) (Med) [+ paciente, enfermedad] to treat

me están tratando con un nuevo fármaco — I'm being treated with a new drug

le trataron la neumonía con antibióticos — they treated the pneumonia with antibiotics

¿qué médico te está tratando? — which doctor is giving you treatment?

5) [+ tejido, madera, residuos] to treat

el agua se ha tratado con cloro — the water has been treated with chlorine

6) (=discutir) [+ tema] to deal with; [+ acuerdo, paz] to negotiate

trataremos este tema en la reunión — we'll deal with this subject in the meeting

este asunto tiene que tratarlo directamente con el director — you'll have to speak directly with the manager about this matter

7) (Inform) to process

2. VI

1)

• tratar de — [libro] to be about, deal with; [personas] to talk about, discuss

la película trata de un adolescente en Nueva York — the film is about a teenager in New York

ahora van a tratar del programa — they're going to talk about o discuss the programme now

2) (=intentar)

• tratar de hacer algo — to try to do sth

trataré de llegar pronto — I'll try to arrive early

trata de no ser demasiado estricto con él — try not to be too strict with him

• tratar de que, trataré de que esta sea la última vez — I'll try to make sure that this is the last time

trata por todos los medios de que el trabajo esté acabado para mañana — try and do whatever you can to make sure that the job is done by tomorrow

3) (=relacionarse)

• tratar con algn, trato con todo tipo de gente — I deal with all sorts of people

no tratamos con traidores — we don't have dealings with traitors

no había tratado con personas de esa clase — I had not previously come into contact with people like that

para tratar con animales hay que tener mucha paciencia — you have to be very patient when dealing with animals

es muy difícil tratar con el enemigo — it is not at all easy to have dealings with the enemy

4) (Com)

• tratar con o en algo — to deal in sth

trataban con o en pieles — they dealt in furs, they were involved in the fur trade

3.

See:

tratarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

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= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex. 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex. Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex. An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex. In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex. Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex. In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex. The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

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* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( intentar) to try

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

2) obra/libro/película

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3) (tener contacto, relaciones)

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

4) (Com)

tratar en algo — to deal in something
2.
tratar vt

1)

a) <persona/animal/instrumento> (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

b) ( llamar)

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

tratar a alguien de usted/tú — to address somebody using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

2) ( frecuentar)

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

3) <tema/asunto> to deal with

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

4)

a) <paciente/enfermedad> to treat

b) <sustancia/metal> to treat
3.
tratarse v pron

1)

a)

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

b) (recípr)

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

2) (+ compl)

a) (recípr)

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

se tratan sin ningún respeto — they have o show no respect for each other

b) (refl) ( cuidarse)

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

3) (Med) to have o undergo treatment

4) tratarse de (en 3^a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de)

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

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tratar (con)

(v.) = negotiate (with)

Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.

= address, approach, consider (as), cover, discuss, focus on/upon, get to, go into, handle, manipulate, tackle, treat, turn to, broach, give + treatment, play with, speak to, treat, pick up on, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context.

Ex: 'I'll get to that, I promise! but right now I have a budget to work on!'.

Ex: Although the description given here is quite lengthy, many points are glossed over, and the Manual goes into these and a number of others at length.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.

Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.

Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.

Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex: Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.

Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.

Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.

Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.

* no atraverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* sin tratar = untreated.

* temer tratar = fear to + tread.

* tratar Algo = get down to + Nombre, be under consideration.

* tratar algo en detalle = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo en profundidad = go into + Algo + at length.

* tratar Algo imparcialmente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo justamente = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin parcialismo = treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

* tratar Algo sin rodeos = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* tratar Algo supercialmente = dabble in.

* tratar como un objeto = objectify.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

* tratar (con) = negotiate (with).

* tratar con bondad = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.

* tratar con cloro = chlorinate.

* tratar con condescendencia = patronise [patronize, -USA], condescend.

* tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.

* tratar con precaución = approach + with caution.

* tratar con prudencia = treat with + caution, view with + caution.

* tratar con respeto = treat with + respect.

* tratar de = be about, be concerned with, deal with, take up, bear on, deal in.

* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* tratar de ligar = chat up.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar detalladamente = cover + in detail.

* tratar de un modo sentimental = sentimentalise [sentimentalize, -USA].

* tratar de un modo urgente = fast track.

* tratar en detalle = treat + at length, discuss + at length.

* tratar en profundidad = treat + in detail.

* tratar específicamente = target.

* tratar información = handle + information.

* tratar injustamente = malign.

* tratar justamente = treat + fairly.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar magníficamente = do + more than justice.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* tratarse de = come down to, be a question of.

* tratar severamente = mete out + harsh treatment.

* tratar síntomas = treat + symptoms.

* tratar superficialmente = gloss over, scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.

* tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.

* tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

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tratar [A1 ]

vi

A (intentar) to try tratar DE + INF to try to + INF

trate de comprender try to o ( colloq) try and understand

traten de no llegar tarde try not to be late

tratar DE QUE + SUBJ:

trata de que queden a la misma altura try to o ( colloq) try and get them level

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

B

«obra/libro/película»: tratar DEor SOBRE algo: ¿de qué trata el libro? what's the book about?

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with o will be on the subject of alternative medicine, the theme of the lecture will be alternative medicine

C (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar CON algn to deal WITH sb

en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with o come into contact with all kinds of people

tratar con él no es nada fácil he's not at all easy to get on with

prefiero tratar directamente con el fabricante I prefer to deal directly with the manufacturer

D ( Com) tratar EN algo to deal IN sth

tratar en joyas/antigüedades to deal in jewels/antiques

los mercaderes que trataban en esclavos/pieles the merchants who dealt o traded in slaves/furs

■ tratar

vt

A

1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› (+ compl) to treat

me tratan muy bien/como si fuera de la familia they treat me very well/as if I were one of the family

trata la guitarra con más cuidado be more careful with the guitar

2 (llamar) tratar a algn DE algo to call sb sth

¿me estás tratando de mentiroso? are you calling me a liar?

tratar a algn de usted/tú to address sb using the polite usted or the more familiar tú form

a mi suegro nunca lo he tratado de usted I've never called my father-in-law `usted'

B ‹persona›

(frecuentar): lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

nunca lo he tratado I have never had any contact with him o any dealings with him

C ‹tema/asunto›

vamos a tratar primero los puntos de mayor urgencia let's deal with o discuss the more pressing issues first

no sé cómo tratar esta cuestión I don't know how to deal with o handle this matter

el libro trata la Revolución Francesa desde una óptica inusual the book looks at the French Revolution from an unusual angle

esto no se puede tratar delante de los niños we can't discuss this in front of the children

D

1 ‹paciente/enfermedad› to treat

2 ‹sustancia/metal/madera› to treat

cultivos tratados con insectidas crops treated with insecticides

■ tratarse

v pron

A (relacionarse, tener contacto)

1 tratarse CON algn:

no me gusta la gente con la que se trata I don't like the people he mixes with

se trata con gente de la alta sociedad she socializes o mixes with people from high society, she moves in high circles

¿tú te tratas con los Rucabado? are you friendly with the Rucabados?

2 ( recípr):

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos we're related but we never see each other o we never have anything to do with each other

B (+ compl)

1 ( recípr):

se tratan de usted/tú they address each other as `usted'/`tú'

se tratan sin ningún respeto they have o show no respect for each other

2 ( refl) to treat oneself

¡qué mal te tratas, eh! ( iró); you don't treat yourself badly, do you?, you know how to look after yourself, don't you?

C ( Med) (seguir un tratamiento) to have o undergo treatment

D tratarse de ( en tercera persona)

1 (ser acerca de) to be about

¿de qué se trata? what's it about?, what does it concern? ( frml)

se trata de Roy it's about Roy

2

(ser cuestión de): se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso, hazlo pasar ahora if that's all it is o if that's all he wants, show him in now

bueno, si se trata de echarle un vistazo nada más … OK, if it's just a question of having a quick look at it …

3

(ser): se trata de la estrella del equipo we're talking about o he is the star of the team

tratándose de usted, no creo que haya inconvenientes since it's for you o in your case I don't think there will be any problems

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tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( intentar) to try;
◊ traten de llegar temprano try to arrive early;

trataré de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2 [obra/libro/película] tratar de algo to be about sth;
tratar sobre algo to deal with sth;
◊ la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratar con algn to deal with sb;
◊ en mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo in my job I deal with all kinds of people

verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat;
◊ me tratan muy bien they treat me very well

2 ( frecuentar):
◊ lo trataba cuando era joven I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with
4
a) (Med) to treat

b) ‹sustancia/metal› to treat

tratarse verbo pronominal
1 tratarse con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb;
( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb;
◊ no nos tratamos mucho ( recíp) we don't have much to do with each other

2 (+ compl) ( recípr):
◊ se tratan sin ningún respeto they show no respect for each other

3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment
4
◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)

a) ( ser acerca de) to be about;

◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?

b) ( ser cuestión de) to be a question of;

◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;

solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with
' tratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- drogodependencia
- ir
- girar
- hablar
- mimar
- negociar
- tú
- confianza
- curar
- debido
- huir
- manera
- miramiento
- piel
- punto
- tocar
- trato
- usted
English:
about
- address
- associate
- bid
- clutch
- deal with
- discuss
- form
- grapple
- ground
- handle
- light
- lionise
- mistreat
- muck about
- muck around
- patronize
- peer
- push through
- rubberize
- specific
- squarely
- tactfully
- tout
- treat
- try
- try on
- victimize
- attempt
- bite
- contact
- could
- cover
- deal
- favor
- grasp
- process
- profile
- raw
- seek
- snub
- tackle
- take
- thrash
- untreated
- way

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tratar

♦ vt

1. [portarse con, manejar] to treat;

¿qué tal te trataron? how were you treated?;

no la trates tan mal don't be so nasty to her;

la vida no la ha tratado bien life has not been kind to her;

te dejo los discos, pero trátamelos bien I'll let you borrow the records, but look after them o be careful with them for me

2. [paciente, enfermedad, herida] to treat;

la están tratando de cáncer, le están tratando un cáncer she's being treated for cancer;

el médico que la trata the doctor who is treating her

3. [tener relación con] to have dealings o contact with;

era compañera de clase pero la traté muy poco she was in my class, but I didn't have much to do with her

4. [llamar, dirigirse a]
tratar a alguien de usted/tú = to address sb using the “usted” form/the “tú” form;

no hace falta que me trates de señor there's no need to call me “sir”;

tratar a alguien de tonto to call sb an idiot

5. [tema, asunto] to treat;

el tema que trata la obra the subject of the book;

hay que tratar ese asunto con cuidado this matter needs to be dealt with carefully;

eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss

6. [agua, sustancia, tejido, alimento] to treat

7. Informát [datos, información] to process

8. Bol [insultar] to insult, to swear at

♦ vi

1. [intentar]
tratar de hacer algo to try to do sth;

trata de comprenderlo, por favor please try to understand;

trataré de no equivocarme I'll try not to get it wrong;

sólo trataba de que estuvieras más cómodo I was only trying to make you more comfortable

2. [versar]
tratar de o [m5] sobre to be about;

¿de qué trata el documental? what's the documentary about o on?;

la ponencia trata sobre contaminación acústica the paper is about o on noise pollution

3. [tener relación]
tratar con alguien to have dealings with sb;

en mi trabajo tengo que tratar con todo tipo de gente I have to deal with all sorts of people in my job;

trata con gente muy rara she mixes with some very strange people;

Comp
RP
tratar a alguien con pinzas to handle sb with kid gloves

4. [comerciar] to deal (en in)

♦ See also the pronominal verb tratarse

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tratar

I v/t

1 treat

2 ( manejar) handle

3 ( dirigirse a) address (de as);

tratar a alguien de tú address s.o. informally, use the tú form with s.o.;

tratar a alguien de usted address s.o. formally, use the usted form with s.o.

4 gente come into contact with

5 tema deal with

II v/i:

1

:

tratar con alguien deal with s.o.

2

:

tratar de ( intentar) try to

3 COM

:

tratar en deal in

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tratar vi

1)

tratar con : to deal with, to have contact with

no trato mucho con los clientes: I don't have much contact with customers

2)

tratar de : to try to

estoy tratando de comer: I am trying to eat

3)

tratar de or

tratar sobre : to be about, to concern

el libro trata de las plantas: the book is about plants

4)

tratar en : to deal in

trata en herramientas: he deals in tools

tratar vt

1) : to treat

tratan bien a sus empleados: they treat their employees well

2) : to handle

trató el tema con delicadeza: he handled the subject tactfully

♦ See also the reflexive verb tratarse

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tratar vb

1. (en general) to treat

me trataron muy bien they treated me very well

2. (ocuparse, tener relación) to deal with [pt. & pp. dealt]

trata con muchos artistas he deals with a lot of artists

3. (hablar) to discuss

se reunieron para tratar un problema they met to discuss a problem

4. (referirse) to be about

la película trataba de vampiros the film was about vampires

tratar de to try to

trataré de ser puntual I'll try to be punctual

Spanish-English dictionary > tratar
5 uno

pron.

1 one, one item.

2 one, oneself, one man.

m.

one, number one.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: unir.

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uno

► adjetivo

1 (numeral) one

■ el número uno number one

► pronombre

1 one

■ uno (de ellos) one of them

2 (impersonal) one, you

■ uno tiene que velar por sus intereses one has to look after one's own interests

3 familiar (persona) someone, somebody

■ estaba hablando con una he was talking to some woman

► nombre masculino uno

1 (número) one

► nombre femenino la una

1 (hora) one o'clock

► adjetivo pl unos,-as

1 (indefinido) some; (aproximado) about, around

■ unas cajas some boxes

■ habrá unos treinta there must be around thirty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a (la) una together

de uno,-a en uno,-a one by one

hacerle una a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebody

me dieron una buena I got a really good thrashing

uno,-a a uno,-a one by one

una de dos it's either one thing or the other

uno,-a y no más (Santo Tomás) once bitten, twice shy

————————

uno

► nombre masculino

1 (número) one

► nombre femenino

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1. noun m.
one, number one
2. (f. - una)
adj.

one
3. = una, pron.
one

- uno y otro

- unos II

- unas II

- unos y otros

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SF ABR Nic
= Unión Nacional Opositora
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I
una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
II
una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)
III
masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

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I
una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
II
una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)
III
masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

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uno¹ (1)

= one (1).

Ex: Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* número uno = number one.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* todo en uno = all in one.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tajada = a slice of the cake.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* una vez = once, one time.

* una vez al año = annually, once a year.

* una vez a la semana = once a week.

* una vez al mes = once a month.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* una vez más = again, yet again.

* una vez que = when.

* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.

* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* uno a cero = one down.

* uno a uno = in turn, one at a time, one by one, on a one-to-one basis, one for one.

* un octavo = one in eight.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.

* uno de los padres = parent.

* uno de más = one too many.

* uno de sobra = one too many.

* uno de tantos en la organización = a cog in the wheel.

* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.

* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.

* uno por uno = in turn, one by one.

* uno tras otro = in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* un quinto (1/5) = one-fifth [one fifth].

* un tercio = one in three.

* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3), a third (1/3).

uno³

= one.

Nota: Cualquier persona.

Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.

* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* hecho por uno mismo = self-made.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* impuesto por uno mismo = self-imposed.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own.

* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* todos y cada uno = in full force.

* uno mismo = oneself.

* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way.

* * *

uno¹ una

adjective

A

1 (refiriéndose al número) one

quiero una manzana, no un kilo I want one apple, not a kilo

niños de entre uno y cinco años de edad children between the ages of one and five

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico/una libra y pico it cost me a dollar something/one pound something

treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres forty-one women

cuesta ciento un pesos/ciento una libras it costs a hundred and one pesos/pounds

cincuenta y un mil euros fifty-one thousand euros

2 uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/la sala uno chapter/room one

B

1

(único): la solución es una there's only one solution

2

(único e indivisible): Dios es uno God is one

ser uno y lo mismo: llegar mi hermano y empezar a pelearnos es uno y lo mismo as soon as o the minute my brother arrives we start arguing

uno² una

pronoun

A (numeral) one

12 votos a favor y uno en contra 12 votes in favor and one against

¿quieres media o una entera? do you want a half or a whole one?

iban entrando de a uno/una they were going in one at a time o one by one

un pasillo de tres por uno a corridor three meters (long) by one (wide)

los revisé uno por uno I went through them one by one

es la una it's one o'clock

hoy es uno de abril ( esp Esp); today is the first of April

más de uno/una ( fam): más de una va a lamentar su partida there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go ( colloq)

eso le debe haber molestado a más de uno that must have annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una ( fam); not a thing ( colloq)

a ése no se le va (ni) una he doesn't miss a thing

no le aguanta (ni) una al marido she won't put up with any nonsense from her husband

no dar or ( Chi) ver (ni) una ( fam): los meteorólogos no dan or ven ni una the weathermen just never get it right ( colloq)

no doy or veo una I can't get a thing right ( colloq), I can't seem to get anything right

una de dos one thing or the other

ver tb una

una y no más, Santo Tomás ( Esp fam): lo pasamos horrible, una y no más, Santo Tomás we had a terrible time, never again!

¿puedo comer una? — bueno, pero una y no más, Santo Tomás can I have one? — OK, but just one and that's your lot o and no more ( colloq)

B (personal) ( sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante one's a teacher o one of them is a teacher and the other's a student

tiene cuatro dormitorios pero uno (de ellos) es diminuto it has four bedrooms but one of them is tiny

¿te gustaron sus cuadros? — unos sí, otros no did you like his paintings? — some I did o I liked some, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas to be nothing special, be pretty ordinary, be run-of-the-mill

C ( fam) (alguien) ( masculine) some man ( colloq), this man ( colloq); ( feminine) some woman ( colloq), this woman ( colloq)

les preguntamos a unos que estaban allí we asked some o ( colloq) these people who were there

D

(uso impersonal): restaurantes donde se sirve uno mismo restaurants where you serve yourself o ( frml) one serves oneself

¡qué horror cuando le dicen a uno que está gordo! or a una que está gorda! isn't it awful when people tell you you're fat!

uno³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

one, number one para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

del uno ( Chi fam): le va del uno he's doing brilliantly

lo pasamos del uno we had a great time ( colloq)

hacer del uno (Méx, Per fam); to have a pee ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo unir: ( conjugate unir)

uno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
unir
uno
unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cables› to join;

(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
b) [sentimientos/intereses] to unite

c) ‹características/cualidades/estilos› to combine;

uno algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
◊ se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
uno 1,
◊ una adjetivo uno becomes un before a masculine noun or noun phrase one;

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat;
treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers;
el capítulo uno chapter one
■ pronombre
1 ( numeral) one;
uno a or por uno one by one;
◊ es la una it's one o'clock;

más de uno/una (fam) quite a few
2 ( personal) ( sing) one;
(pl) some;
◊ uno es mío, el otro no one's mine, the other isn't;

¿te gustaron? — unos sí, otros no did you like them? — some I did, others I didn't;
se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another
3 (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq);
(f) some woman (colloq);
◊ les pregunté a unos que estaban allí I asked some people who were there

4 ( uso impersonal) you;
◊ uno no sabe qué decir you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say;

nunca le dicen nada a uno they don't tell you anything
uno 2 sustantivo masculino
(number) one;
para ejemplos ver
◊ cinco

unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
uno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month
II pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other
III sustantivo femenino
1 (hora) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impers) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...
IV m Mat one

' uno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andana
- anillo
- atenerse
- balancearse
- batalla
- cada
- cara
- cavar
- china
- concretamente
- consigo
- contaminante
- curso
- decirse
- encerrarse
- encima
- encogerse
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- faltar
- generador
- lengua
- mal
- menos
- mí
- misma
- mismo
- mundialmente
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pantalón
- pelarse
- pensamiento
- pequeña
- pequeño
- presentarse
- rasgo
- resbalar
- reunir
- salir
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- seguida
- seguido
- sí
- tema
- tocarse
- toda
- todo
- trece
English:
after
- airport
- also
- another
- apart
- apiece
- awe-inspiring
- blind
- bookworm
- celebrated
- charity
- colour
- come
- count out
- cow
- defeat
- deserts
- die off
- diffidence
- distrust
- do-it-yourself
- double back
- drool
- drop
- each
- either
- every
- fall away
- fascinating
- field
- first
- give
- have
- have up
- heel
- hoot
- house
- individual
- keep
- lad
- lose
- match
- mind
- name
- neither
- nil
- number one
- object
- odds
- of

* * *

uno, -a Un is used instead of uno before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un perro a dog; un coche a car).

♦ adj

1. [indefinido] one;

un día volveré one o some day I'll return;

unos cuantos a few

2. [numeral] one;

un hombre, un voto one man, one vote;

una hora y media an hour and a half, one and a half hours;

treinta y un días thirty-one days;

cincuenta y una páginas fifty-one pages

3. [después de sustantivo] [con valor ordinal] one;

la fila/página uno row/page one;
ver también tres
♦ pron

1. [indefinido, numeral] one;

toma uno take one;

uno de ellos one of them;

de uno en uno, uno a uno, uno por uno one by one;

uno contra uno [en baloncesto] one on one;

uno más uno [en baloncesto] one and one;

juntar varias cosas en una to combine several things into one;

más de uno piensa que es una mala decisión more than a few people o no small number of people think it's a bad decision;

uno de tantos one of many;

unos estaban a favor, otros en contra some were in favour, others (were) against;

uno a otro, el uno al otro each other, one another;

se miraron el uno al otro they looked at each other o one another;

(los) unos a (los) otros each other, one another;

se odian los unos a los otros they hate each other o one another;

uno y otro [ambos] both (of them);

unos y otros [todos] all of them;

¡a la una, a las dos y a las tres! [en carrera] ready, steady, go!;
[al saltar, lanzarse] one, two, three!;
Comp

lo uno por lo otro it all evens out in the end;

Comp

una de dos it's either one thing or the other;

Comp

una y no más once was enough, once bitten, twice shy

2. Fam [cierta persona] someone, somebody;

hablé con uno que te conoce I spoke to someone o somebody who knows you;

conocí a una de Tijuana I met a woman from Tijuana;

me lo han contado unos certain people told me so

3. [yo] one;

uno ya no está para estos trotes one isn't really up to this sort of thing any more

4. [con valor impersonal] you;

se trabaja mucho, pero uno se termina acostumbrando it's hard work but you get used to it eventually;

hay que tener confianza en uno mismo you have to believe in yourself

♦ nm

(number) one;

el uno number one;

el número termina en uno the number ends in a one;
ver también tres
* * *

uno

I pron

1 one;

es la una it’s one o’clock;

uno a uno, uno por uno, de uno en uno one by one;

una de dos one thing or the other

2 personal en singular someone, somebody;

me lo dijo uno someone o somebody told me

3 personal en plural

:

unos cuantos a few, some;

unos y otros everyone;

unos niños some children;

unos a otros one another, each other

4 impersonal you, one fml ;

¿qué puede uno hacer? what can you o one fml

do?

5 aproximación

:

unas mil pesetas about a thousand pesetas;

unos 20 kilómetros about 20 kilometers, some 20 kilometers

6

:

a una at the same time;

una y no más never again;

no dar ni una fam not get anything right

7 en baloncesto

:

uno contra uno one on one;

uno más uno one-and-one

II art

:

unos niños some children

III m one;

el uno de enero January first, the first of January

* * *

uno, una adj, ( un before masculine singular nouns) : one

una silla: one chair

tiene treinta y un años: he's thirty-one years old

el tomo uno: volume one

uno nm

: one, number one

uno, una pron

1) : one (number)

uno por uno: one by one

es la una: it's one o'clock

2) : one (person or thing)

una es mejor que las otras: one (of them) is better than the others

hacerlo uno mismo: to do it oneself

3) unos, unas pl

: some (ones), some people

4)

uno y otro : both

5)

unos y otros : all of them

6)

el uno al otro : one another, each other

se enseñaron los unos a los otros: they taught each other

* * *

uno¹ adj one

sólo tengo una hermana I've only got one sister

uno² num

1. (en general) one

2. (en fechas) first

el uno de noviembre the first of November

es la una it's one o'clock

uno³ pron

1. (en general) one

aquí hay uno here's one

2. (alguien) somebody

me lo dijo uno de la clase somebody in the class told me

3. (la gente) you / one

en estos casos uno no sabe qué hacer you don't know what to do in these situations

de uno en uno one by one

Spanish-English dictionary > uno
6 a ciegas

adv.

blindly, in the dark, gropingly.

* * *

a ciegas

(sin ver) blindly 2 (sin pensar) without thinking

■ no digas las cosas a ciegas don't say things off the top of your head

* * *

blindly

* * *

= blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark

Ex. No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary.

Ex. If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.

Ex. The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories.

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

* * *

= blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark

Ex: No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary.

Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.

Ex: The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories.

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > a ciegas
7 a tientas

adv.

1 in the dark, gropingly, searchingly.

2 uncertainly.

* * *

a tientas

by touch

* * *

= in the dark

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

* * *

= in the dark

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > a tientas
8 a tientas y a ciegas

= blindly, in the dark

Ex. If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

* * *

= blindly, in the dark

Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > a tientas y a ciegas
9 abstruso

adj.

abstruse, obscure, complex, deep.

* * *

abstruso

► adjetivo

1 abstruse

* * *

ADJ abstruse

* * *

- sa adjetivo abstruse

* * *

= abstruse, recondite.

Ex. Learned papers on the subject, after much abstruse arguing, usually produce definitions, like Faibisoff and Ely's that 'information is a symbol or a set of symbols which has the potential for meaning' which are far from helpful.

Ex. This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.

* * *

- sa adjetivo abstruse

* * *

= abstruse, recondite.

Ex: Learned papers on the subject, after much abstruse arguing, usually produce definitions, like Faibisoff and Ely's that 'information is a symbol or a set of symbols which has the potential for meaning' which are far from helpful.

Ex: This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.

* * *

abstruso -sa

adjective

abstruse

* * *

abstruso, -a adj

abstruse

* * *

abstruso

adj abstruse

* * *

abstruso, -sa adj

: abstruse

Spanish-English dictionary > abstruso
10 aleccionador

adj.

1 instructive, enlightening, exemplary, cautionary.

2 sobering.

* * *

aleccionador

► adjetivo

1 (instructivo) instructive, enlightening

2 (ejemplar) exemplary

* * *

ADJ (=instructivo) instructive, enlightening; [castigo] exemplary

* * *

- dora adjetivo <palabras/discurso> instructive

fue una experiencia aleccionadora — the experience taught me a lesson

* * *

= chastening, sobering, instructive, humbling.

Ex. It is chastening to be reminded that reference work has not always been a inherent part of librarianship.

Ex. A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.

Ex. The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.

Ex. It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.

----

* experiencia aleccionadora = awakening.

* * *

- dora adjetivo <palabras/discurso> instructive

fue una experiencia aleccionadora — the experience taught me a lesson

* * *

= chastening, sobering, instructive, humbling.

Ex: It is chastening to be reminded that reference work has not always been a inherent part of librarianship.

Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.

Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.

Ex: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.

* experiencia aleccionadora = awakening.

* * *

aleccionador - dora

adjective

‹palabras/discurso› instructive

fue una experiencia aleccionadora the experience taught me a lesson, I learned my lesson from the experience

* * *

aleccionador,-ora adjetivo
1 (lección, ejemplo) instructive
2 (castigo, escarmiento) exemplary
' aleccionador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aleccionadora

* * *

aleccionador, -ora adj

1. [instructivo] instructive

2. [ejemplar] exemplary

* * *

aleccionador

adj instructive

Spanish-English dictionary > aleccionador
11 bracmán

m.

Brahman, Brahmin.

* * *

SM Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

= brahmin.

Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.

Ex. George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

* * *

= brahmin.

Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.

Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

Spanish-English dictionary > bracmán
12 brahmán

m.

Brahmin, Brahman.

* * *

brahmán

► nombre masculino

1 Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

SM Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

masculino Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

= brahmin.

Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.

Ex. George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

* * *

masculino Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

= brahmin.

Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.

Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

* * *

brahmán

masculine

Brahman, Brahmin

* * *

brahmán, bramán nm

Brahman

* * *

brahmán

m Brahmin

Spanish-English dictionary > brahmán
13 clase superior

(n.) = brahmin

Ex. George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

* * *

(n.) = brahmin

Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston ' brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

Spanish-English dictionary > clase superior
14 correr de acá para allá

(v.) = rush around

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

* * *

(v.) = rush around

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > correr de acá para allá
15 correr de aquí para allá

(v.) = rush around, run + here and there

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

* * *

(v.) = rush around, run + here and there

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Spanish-English dictionary > correr de aquí para allá
16 correr de un sitio para otro

(v.) = rush around

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

* * *

(v.) = rush around

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > correr de un sitio para otro
17 discutir

v.

1 to argue.

ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother

discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing

María arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.

2 to discuss.

discutir de o sobre algo to discuss something, to talk about something

eso es mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father

3 to dispute.

no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right

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discutir

► verbo transitivo

1 (examinar) to discuss

■ tenemos que discutir el modo de hacerlo we have to discuss how to go about it

2 (contender) to dispute, question, argue

■ discutieron el precio they argued over the price

► verbo intransitivo

1 (examinar) to discuss (de, -)

■ discutieron de fútbol they talked about football

2 (contender) to argue

■ los niños discutieron por la bicicleta the boys argued over the bicycle

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verb

1) to argue

2) discuss

3) dispute

4) quarrel

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1. VT

1) (=debatir) [+ plan, proyecto, idea] to discuss; [+ precio] to argue about

2) (=contradecir) to question, challenge

discutir a algn lo que está diciendo — to question o challenge what sb is saying

2. VI

1) (=dialogar) to discuss, talk

2) (=disputar) to argue (de, sobre about, over)

¡no discutas! — don't argue!

no le discutas porque él sabe más que tú del tema — don't argue with him because he knows more about the subject than you do

discutir de política — to argue about politics, talk politics

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discuss

esto habría que discutirlo con el director — this would have to be discussed with the manager

b) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute

todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
2.
discutir vi to argue, quarrel

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

discutió de política con su padre — he argued with his father about politics

discutir por algo — to argue about something

discutirle a alguien — to argue with somebody

no me discutas! — don't argue with me!

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= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex. The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex. Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.

Ex. Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.

Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.

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* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discuss

esto habría que discutirlo con el director — this would have to be discussed with the manager

b) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute

todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
2.
discutir vi to argue, quarrel

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

discutió de política con su padre — he argued with his father about politics

discutir por algo — to argue about something

discutirle a alguien — to argue with somebody

no me discutas! — don't argue with me!

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= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.

Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.

Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.

* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

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discutir [I1 ]

vt

1 (debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss; ‹proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss

discutieron el nuevo convenio they discussed the new agreement

esto habrá que discutirlo con el jefe de ventas this will have to be discussed with the sales manager

2 (cuestionar) ‹derecho› to challenge, dispute

que es muy generoso no te lo discuto, pero … I don't deny o dispute that he's very generous, but …

todo lo que digo me lo discute he questions o challenges o disputes everything I say

mis órdenes no se discuten, se obedecen my orders are to be obeyed without question, my orders are not to be questioned

■ discutir

vi

to argue, quarrel

se pasan el día discutiendo they spend all day arguing o quarreling

no quiero discutir contigo I don't want to argue with you

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

¿por qué discutes de política con tu padre? why do you argue with your father about politics?

discutir POR algo to argue ABOUT sth

discuten por todo/por cualquier nimiedad they argue about everything/about the slightest little thing

discutirle A algn to argue WITH sb

¡no me/le discutas! don't argue with me/her!

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discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo
a) ( debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss;

‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss
b) ( cuestionar) ‹derecho/afirmación› to question, challenge

verbo intransitivo
to argue, quarrel;
◊ discutió de política con su padre he argued with his father about politics;

discutir por algo to argue about sth;
discutirle a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question

' discutir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- chocar
- comentar
- gana
- hablar
- menos
- pelear
- pelearse
- tarifar
- tratar
- alegar
- mucho
- pleitear
- reñir
- reunión
English:
argue
- argument
- bicker
- blue
- debate
- disagree
- discuss
- dispute
- fall out
- horn
- occasion
- point
- quarrel
- quibble
- talk over
- talk through
- thrash out
- use
- pointless
- spar
- talk
- thrash
- wrangle

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discutir

♦ vi

1. [hablar] to discuss;

discutir de o [m5] sobre algo to discuss sth, to talk about sth;

se pasan el día discutiendo de o [m5] sobre fútbol they spend the whole day talking about o discussing football

2. [pelear] to argue (con/por with/about);
ya han vuelto a discutir they've had another of their arguments;

ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother;

discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing

♦ vt

1. [hablar sobre] to discuss;
[debatir] to discuss, to debate;
eso mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father;

el asunto será discutido en el parlamento the matter will be discussed in parliament

2. [contradecir] to dispute;

no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right;

es un buen tipo, sí, eso nadie te lo discute he's a nice guy, sure, no one disputes that;

no me discutas lo que te mando y obedece don't question what I tell you to do, just do it

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discutir

I v/t discuss

II v/i argue ( sobre about)

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discutir vt

1) : to discuss

2) : to dispute

discutir vi

altercar: to argue, to quarrel

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discutir vb

1. (reñir) to argue / to quarrel

cuando llegué a casa, mis padres discutían when I got home, my parents were arguing

2. (debatir, hablar) to discuss

el Parlamento discute el informe sobre el racismo Parliament is discussing the report on racism

3. (cuestionar) to question

nadie discutió la decisión del árbitro no one questioned the referee's decision

Spanish-English dictionary > discutir
18 educativo

adj.

1 educational, instructive, teaching, educative.

2 teaching.

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educativo

► adjetivo

1 educational

■ sistema educativo education system

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(f. - educativa)

adj.

educational

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ADJ

1) (=instructivo) educational

juguete educativo — educational toy

2) (=pedagógico)

política educativa — education policy

sistema educativo — education system

reforma educativa — educational o school reform

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- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)

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= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.

Ex. The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.

Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.

Ex. The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.

Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.

Ex. The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.

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* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* herramienta educativa = educational aid.

* informática educativa = educational computing.

* instrumento educativo = educational aid.

* investigación educativa = educational research.

* libro educativo = educational book.

* licencia educativa = educational licence.

* material educativo = instructional material.

* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.

* no educativo = non-educational.

* objetivo educativo = educational goal.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* proceso educativo = instructional process.

* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).

* reforma educativa = education reform.

* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.

* sistema educativo = educational system.

* vídeo educativo = training video.

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- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)

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= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.

Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.

Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.

Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.

Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.

Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.

* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* herramienta educativa = educational aid.

* informática educativa = educational computing.

* instrumento educativo = educational aid.

* investigación educativa = educational research.

* libro educativo = educational book.

* licencia educativa = educational licence.

* material educativo = instructional material.

* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.

* no educativo = non-educational.

* objetivo educativo = educational goal.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* proceso educativo = instructional process.

* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).

* reforma educativa = education reform.

* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.

* sistema educativo = educational system.

* vídeo educativo = training video.

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educativo -va

adjective

‹programa/juego› educational; ‹establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n)

el sistema educativo the education system

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educativo
◊ -va adjetivo ‹programa/juego› educational;

‹ establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n);
‹ sistema› education ( before n)
educativo,-a adjetivo educational
sistema educativo, education system
' educativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educativa
- LOGSE
English:
educational
- comprehensive
- education
- model
- open

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educativo, -a adj

1. [que educa] educational;

juegos educativos educational games

2. [de la educación] educational;

un centro educativo an educational establishment;

sistema educativo education system

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educativo

adj educational;

política educativa education(al) policy;

sistema educativo education(al) system

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educativo, -va adj

: educational

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educativo adj educational

Spanish-English dictionary > educativo
19 en la ignorancia

= in the dark

Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

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= in the dark

Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.

Spanish-English dictionary > en la ignorancia
20 entrar en acción

entrar en acción

MILITAR to go into action

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(v.) = enter + the picture

Ex. George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

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(v.) = enter + the picture

Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar en acción

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